Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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The Red Lake Initiative Red Lake is exploring a multifaceted approach to preserve the language at Red Lake in a variety of ways. This included sponsoring a two-day language summit held about three years ago. Other efforts include teachings on line, teaching in the schools and community education, and looking at other ways…including a language immersion school at Red Lake. One idea that came out of the Niigaane visit was exploring the possibility of a Charter School with Ojibwe language i...
Upon a late arrival due to slippery roads, a Red delegation visited Niigaane Ojibwe Immersion school located on the grounds of Bugonaygeshig school on the Leech Lake Reservation. The group arrived in the middle of a “Bear Ceremony” conducted by teachers, and students from seven to ten years old. The kids are in a circle and having lots of fun. It looks as though they may be bobbing for apples, but they are imitating Makwa (Bear) and what he eats e.g. nuts, herbs, berries etc. What is even more a...
Loss of language and culture is a main concern of Ojibwe people today. According to Dr. Anton Treuer, professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University, in his book entitled Ojibwe in Minnesota, estimates that there are fewer than 1000 Ojibwe speakers in the United States with nearly all of them residing in Minnesota, and a majority of them from Red Lake. Treuer estimates that fewer than 100 speakers are left in Michigan, Wisconsin and North Dakota combined. Although their are thousands of...
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With only a handful of games remaining in the regular season for most of the area boys basketball teams the playoff picture is beginning to take shape. Cass Lake-Bena appears to be a lock for first place in the Section 8-A East playoffs, at least according to the QRF ratings. The Panthers entered the week with a 19-3 overall record, the top spot in the sub-section QRF standings and a 9-1 record in the Northland Conference. Red Lake is in second place in the Northland Conference at 8-3 while Blackduck is 7-4, Nevis and Pine River-Backus 4-7, Kel...
Beltrami Electric Cooperative is once again accepting applications for its fun-filled 2012 Youth Tour, an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., June 16-‐21. Each year the cooperative sponsors one high school junior whose parent or guardian is a member of Beltrami Electric Cooperative. The successful candidate will join hundreds of other high school cooperative representatives from across the nation as they tour our nation’s capitol, meet members of congress, visit historic sites and le...
Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP has successfully garnered a landmark ruling in suits brought by the State of Colorado against two tribally-owned online businesses. Those suits threatened tribal sovereignty and the ability of the tribes to operate businesses for the purpose of economic development. The two businesses are separately owned and operated by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and by the Santee Sioux Nation, both federally-recognized Indian tribes. The Denver District Court ruling, captioned State of Colorado v. Cash Advance, is expected to...
ATLANTA -- One program features nurses specially trained in forensic medicine to come to the aid of sexual abuse victims. Other programs reach out to homeless people, patients who have no insurance or children who need to learn healthier lifestyles. Ten programs—each one exceptional in setting new standards for giving back to their communities—were named Programs of Excellence by the Hospital Charitable Service Awards, an annual program sponsored by Jackson Healthcare. At a banquet that was the culmination of the national Hospital Cha...
THE 24 SEVEN – February 21, 2012 Ski trip marks first family's 16th vacation in 3 years First lady Michelle Obama?s weekend jaunt to Aspen, Colo., for ... http://takeaction.wta001.com/wta/link.php?M=17702784&N=15777&L=10426&F=T ----------------------------------------------------------------- Prosecutor urges death penalty for Mubarak The chief prosecutor in the trial of ousted Egyptian leader Hos... http://takeaction.wta001.com/wta/link.php?M=17702784&N=15777&L=10427&F=T ----------------------------------------------------------------- Club b...
The volatile issue of requiring every voter to show a photo ID at the polls boiled over Monday in a dispute over race....
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - First Nations and residents of a community on British Columbia's North Coast are protesting a proposed pipeline which would carry crude oil from Alberta to the west coast for tanker shipment to places like China....
OTTAWA — The government's omnibus crime bill could put more aboriginals behind bars rather than addressing the source of high crime and incarceration rates among native Canadians, says the Assembly of First Nations....
Stories about life on Native American reservations often focus on the hardships — alcoholism, drugs, violence and poverty. In Rez Life: An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life, Ojibwe writer David Treuer strives to capture stories about the beauty of life on Indian reservations....
The title of worst US president is hotly debated and is most often awarded to Andrew Johnson or Warren Harding. Many polls and studies rank Andrew Jackson in or near the top 10 best presidents. However, to many Cherokees Andrew Jackson is without a doubt the worst US president. Some Cherokees would rather carry two ten-dollar bills or twenty one-dollar bills than carry a single twenty-dollar bill. Why? Because the US has chosen to commemerate Jackson's presidency by putting his face on the twenty dollar bill....
Andrew Jackson: A man nicknamed “Indian killer” and “Sharp Knife” surely deserves the top spot on a list of worst U.S. Presidents. Read more:http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/02/20/indian-killer-andrew-jackson-deserves-top-spot-on-worst-us-presidents-list-98997 http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/02/20/indian-killer-andrew-jackson-deserves-top-spot-on-worst-us-presidents-list-98997#ixzz1n1mGlJFM...
YAKIMA — Lawmakers in Washington are considering a proposal to start dismantling the state's civil jurisdiction over American Indians, a step many consider long overdue. But some say they worry that restoring full sovereignty to tribes over their members might subject outsiders to unfair treatment in tribal courts....
YAKIMA – Legislators are considering a proposal to start dismantling the state’s civil jurisdiction over American Indians, a step many consider long overdue. But some say they worry that restoring full sovereignty to tribes over their members might subject outsiders to unfair treatment in tribal courts. Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/02/20/2033794/legislature-weighs-tribal-rights.html#storylink=cpy...
Indian reservations across the United States have grappled for years with chronic rates of crime higher than all but a handful of the nation’s most violent cities. But the Justice Department, which is responsible for prosecuting the most serious crimes on reservations, files charges in only about half of Indian Country murder investigations and turns down nearly two-thirds of sexual assault cases, according to new federal data....
Addiction experts are applauding Ontario's new restrictions on OxyContin and the drug replacing it, but say the country needs a national strategy to tackle widespread abuse of prescription painkillers....
During the last year, the Niagara Falls Reporter devoted a fair amount of space to two ongoing stories. One is a success story: the struggle and triumph of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, under the leadership of Joseph Ruffolo and the board of directors there....
